Gerald W. Abrams

Gerald William Abrams (born September 26, 1939) is an American television producer who has produced many TV movies starting in the mid-1970s. Early life Abrams was born on September 26, 1939, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Samuel David Abrams (1908–1990), who was of Polish-Jewish descent, and his wife Lilian (1909–1998). Career Abrams graduated from Penn State University and began his television career with WCBS-TV as an account executive. He worked his way up through CBS Television national sales to head the West Coast Sales. Shortly after that, he was appointed general sales manager of KCBS-TV, the CBS-owned station in Los Angeles. In 1976, Abrams executive produced The Secret Life of John Chapman. The film stars Ralph Waite, Susan Anspach, and Richard Arnold. It is inspired by the true story of John Royston Coleman, a college president. He took a sabbatical and went out and got jobs as a general laborer to try to experience life outside his well-ordered but insulated college environment. The Secret Life of John Chapman was produced for CBS and generated a 44 share.